Gene testing children for potential talent.

I don't think this is a very good idea. Although the genes seem to be important, but the educations are also very important. And some parents may be disappointed if their babies' genes show that they are just normal people. Parents often have high expectation for their children. So it will have a negative effect on children. I love China

This gives me sort of a negative feeling about he whole thing. Its important to help the children grow naturally. Its true that knowing their skills, affinity and ability from before would help them grow in the right kind of direction. But deciding on the right age is important and difficult for it works differently for different people.

Personally how can you really say Gene Testing is a good thing? I know that it is a Good thing to find young talent and to help keep them motivated and want to continue to want to work at it, but what if you are someone like Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey Jr., Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, etc. who is a Great Sports star and then have kids not interested or good in sports? I truly think sometimes that if you tend to catagorize sometimes you are destined to be disappointed especially when you try to push someone, but at the same time when you see Great talent from someone you should also try to keep on encouraging them as well.

This reads like a script from the movie Gattaca! I think it's ridiculous and a total abuse of natural selection, growth and physiological dynamics. Not only this, it streamlines kids onto specific paths in their lives that they'll ultimately have little control over. Where is the freedom of choice in scenario's like this? For example, what if you have a child that shows the traits to be a gifted marathon runner, but they'd rather be an artist or musician? This is manipulative, invasive and entirely unreasonable in my opinion. These are human beings, not trick ponies!

this is very difficult to awnser. but i guess.... you could argue it both ways... so lets start with the positives; -finding a young persons talents at a young age, helps as you say focus this talent and enhance it at a young stage, making them better at what they do in later life obiously. however... -theres on the other hand the big debate regarding ethics, is it ethical to do sure strenuous testing on young children and forcing them into things that perhaps they dont want to do. i mean even without DNA testing, if a child has a certain talent in some cases, im not saying all, a parent will obiously encourage there child to do so however some parents force there child to do so, though most argue that its 'in there best intrests' it should be the childs choice, nobody elses i guess. also as you say though emotions and stuff, then this also creates the obsticle of children been 'branded' at a young age, which is ridicule being as a child develops they change drasticly.

I have read a few articles about it but personally I don’t believe it. Also I don’t support the test. If I have a child I will let him/her to grow up by nature. No matter who the child will be in future I want to spend the growing time with my child. If the test is true how boring you already know the future. If it’s not true what’s the meaning to take the test. I think some people use so called new technology to make money from people. Our government should have a law to ban the commercial activity.

I don't like to say whether it is right or wrong because it is an individual's choice;Personally, if I were to be asked ,I would not do it.I would rather work with the child and try and figure out his aptitude first of all.THis would go for the higher level of specialisation in whatever field he chooses.Preliminary education would be a necessity.Even later on, whatever skill he /she has would be developed as well as it can , but I would focus on academic skills first and pave the preliminary way for this in the best manner possible.Regarding fine arts, sports and other things it should evolve and if something extraordinary is revealed to the exclusion of education[if he does not show the aptitude] then I would work n this.But I would make personal efforts first , relyig on God for proper guidance. Genes need not be tested to identify something--a mother can as well do it.I believe in this.

I also believe this is a good idea. It a child has this kind of talents, let him improve whatever it is. And training the child is always available with the help of the parents.

I think orientation early on in life helps. And will prevent the child going astray. We also know that criminals are also very intelligent (which makes me dumb because I am not - ha ha), so it becomes easier to give due attention to them at the right age instead of disturbing their environment leading to maladjustment. Personally, I think it is a step in the right direction.